Grand Prix Rejects

CarlosFerreira

RealRacingRoots wrote:If they were to bring back the DeltaWing, it wouldn't go the distance like it could have last year. The engine in the car this year is a piece of trash, think of the engine in the Dyson Lola, but even more unreliable.

What, did Nissan pull the plug on the project? What a shame.

CarlosFerreira

Isn't that 3 races in a row now where Crutchlow has crashed in qualy? He's making a habit out of that. I think so . I hope he starts finding some other form of motivation. Seriously, for those watching the qualifying session, Poncharal's face was priceless. An accident of that magnitude would proba...

CarlosFerreira

Here's some bad news, for me at least: the Hydrogen-Electric GreenGT "Box 56" Le Mans car for 2013 has withdrawn. Bugger. Bring back the DeltaWing, I say! Ah that's a shame. I'd personally much rather see a hydrogen-powered car or a hybrid system incorporating hydrogen fuel cells competin...

CarlosFerreira

Here's some bad news, for me at least: the Hydrogen-Electric GreenGT "Box 56" Le Mans car for 2013 has withdrawn. Bugger. Bring back the DeltaWing, I say!

CarlosFerreira

People! Go on catch-up and check the last 2 minutes of that qualifying session. It just pathetic - everyone improved in the last 20 seconds! Pedrosa smashes the record to make pole! Dovi qualifies the Big Duke 3rd! Even Bradl qualified 4th! Also, Crutchlow. Crashes with 8 minutes to go, leaves the p...

CarlosFerreira

He's back, but he looks a little less... exhuberant. Still, he did a personal best for the weekend. FP1 1 54.797 FP2 1 50.210 FP3 1 49.218 FP4 1 48.952 and Q1 1 48.524 Smith also impresses. Yeah, it's working for them. I think his time would make him 3rd/4th if made in FP3, so things are looking a ...

CarlosFerreira

Meanwhile, in the infirmary news: Marquez has been diagnosed with a small fracture in his shoulder and seems to be suffering of a severe case of Jay Leno chin m Here is a view that lets you see what really happened. Watching the Qualifying session right now (Red Button) and they've been showing it....

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:On the subject of Mugello's unsafe concrete walls:

http://youtu.be/xzAfCPxsSRY

Incredible that he survived.

And here he is, still winning races in 2013. 17 years on, quite incredible.

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:Petrov?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99315

That's the one.

Meanwhile, in the infirmary news: Marquez has been diagnosed with a small fracture in his shoulder and seems to be suffering of a severe case of Jay Leno chin; and Spies has had to pull out of the weekend, as his shoulder is still not OK yet.

CarlosFerreira

Unprotected walls in the place where the riders do 210mph? Have we forgotten Daijiro Kato already? I really hope nobody else gets hurt. I don't understand why Mugello is lacking so called 'safer barriers'. And Katoh didn't crash into a concrete wall like the one Marquez almost flew into today. Kato...

CarlosFerreira

It's what MotoGP has needed all along. Decent bikes at cut down prices to allow smaller teams to go racing. I have to say I like the idea of Yamaha's engine better, because that looks like a much better spec, and it gives the team the freedom to build their own chassis and customise it at will, pot...

CarlosFerreira

However.... Kimi could have avoided that accident, even if he kept the door open, there would have been enough room for him to stay within the confines of the track and then be able to shut the door on Perez through the switchback on the exit of the corner. Having looked at another video with Audio...

CarlosFerreira

So it's basically a customer MotoGP bike? That sounds like a good idea. Wonder if it can work in F1 as well. I think that's the idea. You should be able to pop into Honda and buy one of those babies for a bit more money than a CRT, but come out with a proper racing bike, something which would run r...

CarlosFerreira

Honda has been testing its new production-racer machine , which will be offered to potential buyers as a new entrant to whatever may come to substitute the CRT class. This is not the Fireblade-on-acid that Pirro (last year) and Staring have been lugging around, but a full-blown racing bike. http://w...

CarlosFerreira

@CarlosFerreira; It's very true that there's a lot fanboyism on Kimi, maybe even the most out of top drivers, and he will be defended by certain fans no matter what he does on track or says in interviews. However I do not think it's a very big issue on these forums. I've seen a lot worse places tha...

CarlosFerreira

I suppose that another reason why some have been harsh towards Perez over the move on Kimi would be the fact that, earlier in the race, he was also involved in that controversial move on Button which resulted in him cutting chicanes in order to hold his position. Given that he had already been crit...

CarlosFerreira

Clearly Perez is not blameless. But I am avoiding to criticise him because I prise these kind of moves, specially when they get rarer by the year as people say that tyres don't allow racing and then immediately jumps into drivers who make small mistakes while doing some racing. I am not exempt in t...

CarlosFerreira

About the Mercedes/Pirelli test: was it the FIA and Pirelli's way of giving Red Bull a massive finger? And I don't mean Vettel's finger, I mean proper flipping the bird. It doesn't seem to be heading that way . I sense the smell of hefty fines. I've seen it. I sense the smell of the FIA trying to p...

CarlosFerreira

About the Mercedes/Pirelli test: was it the FIA and Pirelli's way of giving Red Bull a massive finger? And I don't mean Vettel's finger, I mean proper flipping the bird.

CarlosFerreira

Perez for being the most entertaining driver out there.
Force India drivers for bringing home the bacon and being almost as entertaining as Checo.

CarlosFerreira

The Lotus drivers. One can't stay off the walls, the other puts Perez on the wall.

CarlosFerreira

Scratch that read this: m Just as I was starting to develop a bit of respect for Raikkonen. It isn't right this time to put it down to "Kimi being Kimi". If any other driver said that they'd be in a lot of trouble. I can understand that he is angry with Perez, but this comment has gone to...

CarlosFerreira

Here's an extract of the long interview that Tony Fernandes did with Autosport. He reckons the team spent too long last year trying to get a blown diffuser to work, and they're still paying for it now.

CarlosFerreira

I am pretty sure Red Bull and Vettel will get on top of the 2013 tyres. I look forward to them winning 4 races in a row, and all the fans start shouting at Pirelli to change the tyres.

CarlosFerreira

To defend Grosjean, I think he hasn't caused any collisions this season, and an error like in FP2 can happen to everyone. And he was very fast yesterday. Yeah, its a bit lazy to criticise Grosjean for doing what alot of drivers have done before him. He has been pretty clean this year, lets hope it ...

CarlosFerreira

In a way I really want Mercedes to do well; on the other hand, after Schumacher left them I am relieved that they are still crap. That gives me the feeling, that it was the right time for him to leave and he didn't miss out driving a championship winning car. He would still be falling back after a ...

CarlosFerreira

Confirmed: Randy de Puniet off to Japan to crash the new Suzuki MotoGP prototype: Randy de Puniet will test Suzuki's new MotoGP machine for the first time, at Motegi in Japan this week. The Frenchman has long been linked as a test rider for the factory's planned 2014 return and, speaking to the offi...

CarlosFerreira

Just a final thought: after today, Pedrosa has as many top class victories as Lorenzo and Wayne Rainey (24), one less than Kevin Schwantz. Rainey and Lorenzo are, of course, two-times world Champions, and Schwantz also won one rider's Championship. The next riders down the list of more races won wit...

CarlosFerreira

Very good races all round. MotoGP started wet and dried out during the race, which seems to have not benefited the Yamahas. It's still not clear what happened to Lorenzo but he dropped liked a stone, and Rossi eventually committed a rare mistake and fell off trying to defend from Hayden. Yes, he rea...

CarlosFerreira

Apparently it will be a wet MotoGP race in France. Scott Redding won in Moto2, his first victory.

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:On the subject of safety:

I'm not even sure the driver can see anything ahead.

CarlosFerreira

Qualifying results from La Sarthe: Marquez on pole, Lorenzo a fag paper behind him. Dovizioso in third (hooray!), leading a gaggle of riders all between 0.4 and 0.5 seconds of pole. Pedrosa dropped it and qualified 6th (I think), while Crutchlow had dropped the Tech3 bike in FP4 and ran a little bru...

CarlosFerreira

Meanwhile in La Sarthe, the Hondas remain on top in the dry. Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap Laps 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m34.035s 21 2. Marc Marquez Honda 1m34.169s + 0.134s 18 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m34.173s + 0.138s 21 4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m34.201s + 0.166s 16 5. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m34.2...

CarlosFerreira

F1 Adam wrote:I'm getting a tour round the Caterham factory tomorrow afternoon (it's all part of being a journalist ).

Hopefully I'll get some good pics and I'll put a few up.

See if there's any evidence that this year's car is only a Seven with some bits of plywood tacked on top.

CarlosFerreira

Watched this the other night, a documentary on the mid-80s 500cc era, called The Unrideables, and it's available on the ITV player - could be UK only ... https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-unrideables It was pretty interesting, and covered Wayne Gardner, Eddie Lawson, Nial McKenzie, Kevin Schwanz an...

CarlosFerreira

My point is just about a section of the British press, not about being British. They have this a nagging habit of going on and on about anything that can be perceived as pointing the finger of blame to a well defined entity (Pirelli) in order to create fake outrage and sell a few more thousands edi...

CarlosFerreira

Having said all this, I would not have any problem with this outcry if it weren't for the Whole British Press assuming that they have the moral high ground (when the rules benefit johnny foreigner) only to leave it behind when it is convenient. It is highly hypocritical. I am sorry if I upset any B...

CarlosFerreira

Having said all this, I would not have any problem with this outcry if it weren't for the Whole British Press assuming that they have the moral high ground (when the rules benefit johnny foreigner) only to leave it behind when it is convenient. It is highly hypocritical. I am sorry if I upset any B...

CarlosFerreira

So, just to clarify: those who believe that Pirelli should keep with the current tyre design favour that solution because it is best, of because they believe it's the only way to defeat Sebastien Vettel? The Pirellis are better for racing than the Bridgestones ever were. Italy 2010, uuuggggggghhghg...

CarlosFerreira

So, just to clarify: those who believe that Pirelli should keep with the current tyre design favour that solution because it is best, of because they believe it's the only way to defeat Sebastien Vettel?

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